Regional and Amateur Productions

Regional and Amateur Productions

Since 2013, Starlight Express has been available to schools and youth groups in a fairly limited license. The licensed production is effectively the 2012 UK Tour version of the show, including Duvay and I Do

Previous to this, there have been unlicensed productions around the world, walking a fine line legally but having freedom to produce a really fun show!

The first licensed amateur production was the 2004 Fairfield school, Ohio, trial schools production. The same school also trialled a schools production of "Phantom of the Opera".

Regional productions are also taking place across the USA, under different licensing restrictions to the UK. As of 2019 the Adult rights to perform the show have been withdrawn in the UK prior to updating the show with material from the 2018 Bochum show, but youth productions continue.

Add Your Production

Please add info about your own production! Where, when, who put on the show,and link us to photos/videos.

St Peter's School, Cambridge, New Zealand. May 5th - 11th 2017[]

School Website

Dundee Schools Music Theatre, Dundee, UK. August 2016[]

Dress Rehearsal Photos in TheCourier.co.uk

Company Website

Gillian Banks Theatre School, Rotherham, UK. June 2016[]

North West End review by Paul Downham

Co-Op Juniors, Ipswich, UK. June 2016[]

Ipswich Star Feature

East Anglian Daily Times Review

West Potomac High School, Virginia, USA. May 2016[]

DC Metro Theater Arts Review

Directed by Philip Lee Clark

Octagon Theatre, Yeovil, UK. May 2016[]

Motiv8 Productions were the first adult group to be granted permission to perform Starlight Express . Through putting on this great fun show, Motiv8 were able to raise £5000 for Macmillan Cancer Support

You would have been able to catch up with the rolling stock at Yeovil's Octagon Theatre from May 6th to May 14th 2016. It played eight performances, four full houses and go eight standing ovations.

Rehearsals made it to the Western Gazette

Another article during the run up to opening night - including a good luck message to our Electra from the German production's Electra Western Gazette Article

Show Review

David Beech Competition Review

Photo gallery from the Western Gazette

Some photos from the above gallery

MIDAS, Limerick, April 2016[]

Starlight express irish premiere ready to roll at the lime tree — MIDAS production, Limerick, Ireland

The Irish premiere was staged in the Lime Tree Theatre, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick 13th-16th April 2016. This production was brought to stage entirely by full-time students, including director, choreographer, vocal mistress, costume designer, make up artist, PR team, props and backstage team.

Running for 7 shows (3 matinees and 4 shows), it was performed to over 3500 people and was met with great praise by audiences of young and old alike for these students who only in January of the same year had first set foot in rollerskates.

The cast list is as follows:

Rusty - Edmond Gubbins

Pearl - Emily Lohan

Poppa - Brian Finn

Greaseball - James Deegan

Electra - Brian McCarthy

Control - Lea Pepper

Dinah - Bronagh Murphy

Buffy - Kim Broderick

Duvay - Louise Cashman

Wrench - Aisling Cusack

Purse - Mykeala Tomlinson